Funnel.



B. DOBARTZ & W. H. SIGLEY.

' FUNNEL. APPLICATION FILED 11min 6, 1911-.

Patehted May 21, 1912.

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Witnesses Attorneys COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPI; C0.,WAsmNd'roN. n. C.

I or TED STATES PATENT OFFICE. EDWARD DOIBARTZ AND WILLIAM H. SIGLEY, OFSYLVAN GROVE, KANSAS; SAID DOBARTZ ASSIG-NOR TO SAID SIGLEY.

- FUNNEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented May 21, 1 912.

and WILLIAM H. SIGLEY, citizens of the United States, residing at SylvanGrove, in

5 the county of Lincoln, State of Kansas, have mote its efliciency inefiectingthe fillingaction. A further object is to provide for theinvented a new and useful Funnel, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in funnels.

The invention has for its object to promaximum filling of theliquid-receiving vessel or receptacle without overflowing of the liquidwhile being poured thereinto.

- A still further object is to provide for the ready cleaning of thefilling device or funnel, especially as when required for use inconnection with heavy oils. or hydro-carbons. I I

A still further object is to accommodate the funnel or filling device tothevessel or receptacle to be filled regardless of the size of the neckof said vessel or receptacle.

A still further object is to carry out the aforesaid ends in a simple,expeditious and effective manner.-

The invention consists ofcertain instrumentalities and featuressubstantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and defined by r theclaims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, wherein it will be understood that various changes andmodifications may be made as relates to the details of the con structionand arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of thein-'. Vention-Figure 1 is an elevational view of the device orfunnelasapplied to the neck of a receptacle or bottle, the latter beingshown in section and fragmentarily. Fig;

2 is a sectional elevation'of the funnel. Fig.1]

:4 is a like view of the funnelalso showing said shaft forming crimping.operation, as when the same 1s concluded. 1 In carrying out ourinvention, we construct the funnel or tunnel 1 in the usual generaloutline, the same having a base tapered or tubular member or deliveryend 2 and an upper flared body-portion or member 3, said members beingsuitably united in the well known way ofseaming, these all howeverforming no material part of our invent-ion.

The body and base or tubular members have formed within thecross-sectional area thereof a continuous ventilating shaft or passage4, traversing the funnel or tunnel. longitudinally from top to bottom,said passage or shaft having its inner imperforate wall 5 conforming tothe general trend of the walls of said body and tubular portion, saidwall being so conformed as to form in its union withsaid walls aninterior area or bore which will adequately serveforventilating'purposes and yet prevent a liquid from rising thereinto. Theupper end of the inner or imperforate wall 5 of they ventilating passageor shaft 4 is carried over, and forms a closure, as at 6, for the upperend of the latter, said closure also being suitably extended or carriedover the upper beaded edge of the funnel body, and crimped thereunder,as at 7 to prevent the entrance of water or'liquid to the ventilatingshaft especially when filling or pouring liquid or water into thetunnel. The inner imperforate wall 5 is formed from, or rather is anintegral portion of the body-member 3 of the tunnel, said wall-formingportion which is a continuation of a longitudinal edge thereof, beinginwardly bent preferably in general rectangular outline as seen in Figs.3 and 4, as at 8, the. same however being initially depressed as at 9 toform a seat or depression '10 facing outwardly. Said wall-formingportion is extended as at 11 radially to, and beyond the lateral orarcuate portion of the body-member l of the funnel or tunnel. Said bodymember,

it will be observedis formed laterally of the wall 5, along the oppositelongitudinal edge of the body-member, with an inwardly bent 7 portion12, the same forming a somewhat deeper seat or depression 13-than theseat or depression 10, said portion 12 then being extended outwardly toform a pocket 14: to receive the'extension 11" of-the wall-formingportion 8, the free-end portion or terminal 15 of'the portion 12 beingfinally received by the depression or seat 10 of the inwardly depressedportion 9 of said body-member,

all as disclosed by Figs. 3 and 4. It will be I thus seen that, by nowforcing or hammer ing down the parts 11 and 14:, causing the same tofollow the direction of the arrow as indicated in Fig. 8, these partswill take the position indicated in Fig. 4, the pocket 14 with theterminal or extension 11, being received by the seat 18 and theresulting outer forming portion of the pocket 14 being brought intoalinement with the portion 15, and into coincidence with the curvilinearoutline of the bodymember, thus providing for effectively crimping theparts into secured or locked position as is apparent from Fig. 1, thesame being suitably soldered or brazed in the usual way.

A plurality of, or numerous perforations or openings 16 are suitablyproduced and quite closely together throughout the entire outer wall ofthe shaft or passage 4:, to form air or vent passages, said wall, itbeing seen, extending throughout the length of the nozzle or taperedmember as well as that of the body or flared member, the ventingperforations or openings therefore, being disposed or adapted to providefor effecting communication between the inside air of the chamber orreceptacle, to which the funnel or tunnel may be applied, and theoutside air or atmosphere, which communication, of course, is above thecontents or liquid in said receptacle, through the funnel. The uppermostperforation or orifice designated as 17 provides for the convenient orready insertion of a swab, or other suitable cleaning instrument (notshown), therethrough, and into the shaft or passage for readily cleaningthe same, especially as is required in using the device or funnel inconnection with filling vessels or receptacles with heavy oils, ashydro-carbons.

It will be noted that the air-passages or perforations allow by theirclosely arranged relation and other conditions as above recited, of theescape of air, or a venting action, although the delivery or lower endof the nozzle-member may be submerged or below the water level in thereceptacle or vessel being filled. Also the venting openings orperforations in the funnel-body are relatively so arranged or spacedthat they provide for a complete distribution of air, thus preventingnot only any overflow-tendency or bubbling of the liquid which it mightotherwise have, but also a siphoning act-ion as would otherwise takeplace, this spacing or arranging of said venting openings providing forplacing them about a quarter of an inch apart. Also it is observed thatby reason of the air or venting shaft thus being equipped throughoutfrom top to bottom with the air-passages, the device or tunnel may beused in connection with receptacles or vessels having large or smallnecks.

A suitable bail or contrivance 18 may be employed for suspending thefunnel or tunnel out of the way or in position, when not required foruse, the upper end closure 7 of the venting shaft being preferably utilized for the point of attachment of said suspending bail orcontrivance.

It will be observed that we have produced a device of the characterdescribed which is simple in structure, inexpensive of manufacture,effective in action and adapted to be used in connection withreceptacles or bottles regardless of the size or cross sectional area ofthe opening of the neck thereof.

What is claimed is 1. A funnel including a body-member and anozzle-member, said body and nozzle members having an air venting shaftextending from the lower end of said nozzlemember to the upper end ofsaid body-memher, said air-venting shaft having numerous closelyarranged air-passages through its outer wall, said shaft being formedfrom an inwardly extending longitudinal portion of said body and nozzlemembers along an edge thereof and a like inwardly extending longitudinalportion along the opposed edge of said members, the latter longitudinalinwardly extending portion being formed with a pocket receiving thefree-edge terminal of the former longitudinal portion, said pocket beingreceived by a seatof said latter longitudinal portion and said pocket,with said free-edge terminal received thereby, being crimped into lockedposition, said latter longitudinal portion having its freeedge terminalalso received by a seat of the former longitudinal portion.

2. A funnel including a body-member and a nozzle member, said body andnozzle members having an air-venting shaft extending from the lower endof said nozzlemember to the upper end of said body-memher, said airventing shaft having numerous air-passages in its outer wall extendingthroughout its length from top to bottom, the inner wall of said shaftbeing imperforate throughout its length, with the upper end thereofoverlapping the upper end of the shaft and crimped over the upper outeredge of the funnel-body, the overlapping portion providing for theattachment of a suspending member thereto.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWVARD DOBARTZ. WILLIAM H. SIGLEY.

l/Vitnesses GEORGE H. WELLS, C. E. LEWELLEN.

Gogies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

